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Uterine bleeding
See: Menstruation. See also Menometrorrhagia; Menorrhagia; Metrorrhagia
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- Phytodermatitis Inflammation of the skin caused by a plant. The basic clinical patterns of phytodermatitis are allergic…
- Balantidiasis The disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Balantidium
- Hydroxytryptamine See: Serotonin
- Node Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid…
- Orthotic A support, brace, or splint used to support, align, prevent, or correct the function of movable parts of the…
- Meningitis, Kernig sign of This clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and…
- Medical word origin See: Medical etymology
- Monocyte chemotactic and activating factor See: MPC1
- Coke Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain…
- Infant formula A substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively breastfeeding…
- Rhinitis, allergic, seasonal Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) which occurs during a specific season